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CHILE WIN: 8th POLO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 2008
8 May 2008
The final saw a close match between Chile & Brazil with Chile taking the title 11-9 goals. For More details see: http://www.fippolo.com/
SEMI-FINALSBrazil defeated Spain by 7-5 and Chile won per 10-9 to Mexico in its respective semifinals and managed to advance to the end of the World Polo Championship, which will be celebrated next Saturday in the Mexican capital.
Previous Report:Four Latin teams have advanced to the semi-finals in the final stage of the 8th World Championship of the Federation of International Polo (FIP) in Mexico, with the host country facing Chile and Brazil playing Spain tomorrow, May 1.
The last league matches were played yesterday at Tecamac Polo Club north of Mexico City with all eight competing nations in action. Brazil, current holders of the FIP World Cup, beat Mexico 8-5. Spain won over Canada 9-6. South Africa defeated England 4.5-4, and Chile overwhelmed New Zealand 14.5-6.
There was high drama in the first chukka of the Mexico-Brazil match when Mexico’s Carlitos Gracida and Ulysses Escapite crashed into one another. Neither pony was injured, but Carlitos, at age 17 one of the youngest players in the World Cup, suffered an injury to his mouth that required stitches. Mexico coach Robert Gonzalez decided to replace him with Diego Velarde Villareal and, to keep the team handicap level, substituted Escapite with Jesus Solórzano Jr.
The semi-finals are scheduled to be played at Campo Marte in the heart of the capitol on Thursday, but if that ground is too soaked from recent rains the semis may be moved to Tecamac instead.
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